ABA Provides Ethical Guidance for Virtual and Remote Practice of Law
By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21
Over the past year, as attorneys increasingly have turned to out-of-office and out-of-courtroom work during the COVID-19 pandemic, ethical concerns specific to this operational format have come to the forefront. The American Bar Association has issued two formal opinions in response to these concerns that provide attorneys with helpful guidance in the ongoing virtual/remote legal landscape: Formal Opinion 495, Lawyers Working Remotely, issued on December 16, 2020; and Formal Opinion 498, Virtual...
By: Conn Kavanaugh